Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting & AI Transformation

Fivetran; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fivetran in Oakland, CA seeks a Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting to lead the global accounting function. This role oversees the General Ledger, month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, and intercompany activities, while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy and timely reporting.

You will drive transformation and AI-enabled improvements, scalable processes, and stronger controls, helping evolve the accounting operating model in a fast-growing SaaS/data

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership of corporate or GL accounting functions within a public company or similarly complex environment.
• Experience leading close processes and coordinating with external audits is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own corporate accounting operations, including the General Ledger, month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany, and related activities.
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, ensuring financial results are accurate, well-supported, controlled, and delivered on time.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and build processes that scale with the growth and complexity of the business.
• Partner with Technical Accounting, Revenue, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Legal, IT, and other teams on accounting and business matters.
• Support external audits and financial reporting requirements.
• Drive transformation and AI adoption by developing a roadmap for automation, data quality, and governance within Accounting.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives involving accounting systems, data, integrations, workflow automation, and process redesign.
• Build AI capabilities across the team through training, experimentation, and best-practice sharing while ensuring governance.
• Establish metrics to measure improvements in close performance, automation, productivity, and quality.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing accounting team and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Job description

Fivetran in Oakland, CA seeks a Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting to lead the global accounting function. This role oversees the General Ledger, month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, and intercompany activities, while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy and timely reporting.

You will drive transformation and AI-enabled improvements, scalable processes, and stronger controls, helping evolve the accounting operating model in a fast-growing SaaS/data